But competent counsel is also a constitutional obligation of a defense lawyer.

The Senate, he said, has "a constitutional obligation" to "look at the evidence."

The vote was rejected by Britain, which said one state could not impose constitutional obligations on another.

But many said that in meeting its deadline, state officials simply did their job and met their constitutional obligations.

The ruling said the state's previous rates were so low they violated constitutional obligations.

Advocates for the poor say the state has abandoned its constitutional obligation to the needy.

It is a moral and constitutional obligation in China to support one's parents.

"As President, you're under a constitutional obligation to veto that bill, aren't you?"

Amnesty called on the government to translate into reality its constitutional obligations to protect human rights.

"It shows a community that had refused previously to accept its constitutional obligation now willing to move forward."